Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1856 Chapter 494: Creation Carves Fate

Time flies swiftly, like a weaving shuttle.

Just like that, a decade slipped by in an instant. Inside the realm, the All Heavens Star Vein gathered from every direction, all funneling toward Li Hao who sat within it.

Positioned cross-legged before him stood a radiant, multicolored Divine Tree. Its limbs and foliage brimmed with vitality, while Divine Light pulsed through the leaves like flowing meridians.

The youth's eyes locked onto the tiny sculpture clutched in his palm, as he wielded time like a chisel to etch the details of the figure cut by cut.

Suddenly, a lifelike depiction of an elderly man took shape in his grasp. Though his visage was etched with creases, his gaze held kindness, a faint smile lingered on his lips, and an aura of detachment surrounded him. Those eyes appeared to sparkle with life.

"Feng..."

Li Hao whispered gently.

Though centuries had elapsed since their parting, the flow of years hadn't faded their appearances in Li Hao's memory; they stayed sharp and close.

Right then, he pondered the whereabouts of Feng and Emperor Yu. In the Li Family, Second Aunt had always shown him kindness, but he had no idea of her current location.

"Wait for me..."

Li Hao uttered quietly.

Out of nowhere, a message popped up right before his eyes.

[Carving Experience Value fully accumulated. Please comprehend your State of Mind as soon as possible.]

Through a full ten years of sculpting, drawing on the Five Paths Divine Trees for sacred essence, Li Hao at last filled his Carving Arts experience value to its peak.

The only step left was to grasp his State of Mind.

Still, during those ten years, beyond building up his carving experience, he had already delved deeply into his State of Mind. But the thirteenth level of carving felt slippery as fog, hard to grasp or define.

"Time as a blade, the core of carving lies in time..."

"Where might the profound path of carving lead next?"

A flicker of bewilderment even showed in Li Hao's gaze.

Yet his Dao heart stayed firm, free from any haste. He quietly steadied his thoughts, unwinding the complexities step by step like pulling apart threads.

In moments of confusion, glancing back to the origins can prove helpful. The goal sought endlessly might have lingered right at the source all along.

"The core of carving..."

Li Hao muttered, setting aside the sculpture of Feng that he held.

Arrayed next to him were carvings of well-known countenances brought to life.

Sword Master, Great Dream Master, Emperor Yu, Second Aunt...

Gazing upon them arranged by his side, a surge of warmth filled Li Hao's chest.

He settled his spirit, summoned the Divine Wood once more, and resumed his sculpting. On this occasion, he pondered each incision of the work with profound depth.

In what seemed no time at all, fifty years drifted by without notice.

For common folk, fifty years marks a whole existence.

Starting as a pure youngster, evolving into a fiery adolescent, then building a household post-wedding, followed by the waning of the form at mid-life, slowly approaching the close of one's path.

Yet for an Immortal King, it amounted to just a brief mote of dust in a moment.

Inside the realm, while Li Hao immersed himself in reflection, a wave of heat abruptly flooded his frame, his pores widened, and a profound renewal washed over him.

Li Hao jolted from his reverie, astonished by the shifts in himself, realizing his cultivation base had silently risen to the Second Level of the Immortal King Realm.

He had dwelled in cultivation here through a full Sixty-Year cycle; even without active pursuit of progress, his Immortal Body naturally drew in the Heaven and Earth Immortal Power, leading to this advancement.

Amid his wonder, Li Hao couldn't suppress a wave of感慨.

Legend holds that advancing in the Immortal King Realm proves incredibly tough, with huge gaps between tiers. Out in the wider world, climbing one level over millennia counts as swift progress, demanding intense labor plus numerous Divine Medicines to succeed.

But within this Great Emperor Dojo, over a mere Sixty-Year period, his cultivation soared. Indeed, it stood as a supreme Emperor-grade sanctuary.

"It's no surprise the gaps in the Immortal King Realm run so deep... This immortal power has surged four or fivefold!"

As Li Hao sensed the changes in his Immortal Body, enlightenment dawned on the tier differences in the Immortal King Realm.

In the First Level of the Immortal King Realm, the inner immortal power reaches ten thousand times that of a Perfect Immortal Monarch Realm!

Now elevated to the Second Level, it climbs to at least fifty or sixty thousand times!

This means the burst of might he could release in a flash would readily overpower a First Level Immortal King!

Furthermore, alongside the realm's rise, Li Hao clearly perceived his realm growing purer. Heaven and earth energies streamed into it, strengthening its stability, while its expanse grew to three times what it was!

"What an incredible surge!"

Li Hao exclaimed inwardly, abruptly sensing that his past feat of defeating a Fifth Level Immortal King from the First Level seemed overly dramatic and atypical.

One must recognize this sort of growth builds upon itself. As it multiplies into the Third and Fourth Levels, the divides turn staggeringly wide.

It's clear why those igniting their Ancestor Emperor Power manage challenges only up to the Fourth Level of the Immortal King Realm.

"Even bearing Emperor-level legacy, it bridges just three levels of difference."

"Without my True God Blood vastly outstripping the rest, paired with my master's Infinite Emperor Skill that bolsters my base by three times, I couldn't have crushed foes across such vast realms."

Li Hao reflected inwardly.

His appreciation deepened for the might of his master, the Dao Origin Immortal Emperor.

"At this point, I ought to target the 60th layer of the Heaven Tower!"

Li Hao pondered silently.

Though he hadn't tried it out, drawing from his earlier triumph over the 53rd layer of the Heaven Tower, he could estimate it fairly well.

The higher one climbs, the less one can leap across realms.

Shi Miao, dwelling in the King's Domain and a former ruler, at the Fourth Level of the Immortal King Realm, managed to exceed four realms for the Eighth Layer, hitting her limit.

Remember, Shi Miao from a prior existence had reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm too, wielding diverse Emperor-level Battle Skills and potent techniques, assuming she didn't hold back entirely.

As the physical shift concluded, Li Hao sensed the abundant vitality in the Sea of Life. The pace of fostering life there had quickened, and the earlier gathered Heavenly Dao Power from the realm merged into the Sea of Life as well. Now, the beings born from it held the power to cultivate.